It looks like Nikon is expecting a slowdown in camera sales in 2009 with lower prices coming from their competator. Again with all companies around the world - there will be cost cutting, let’s hope it’s not in innovation.
Here’’s what they say in their first half finanical report ending 30th Sep 08
“In the market of digital cameras the increasing [...]
Although the Canon 40D has not been released yet, Japanese website (www.photo-cafe.jp) somehow has pictures of images taken at different ISO ratings. As expected the high ISO images taken at ISO 3200 from the Canon 40D seems pretty impressive. Images were taken with the Noise reduction turned on and off.
Noise Reduction - OFF ——————————- Noise [...]
After a long and exhausting wait, the Canon 40D has finally been released and here are the final specifications:
Specifications
Type - Digital AF/AE SLR
Recording Medium - CF Card Type I and II and external media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A)
Image Format - 0.87 x 0.58 in./22.2 x 14.8mm (APS-C size [...]
PICA (Photo Imaging Council Australia) has joined with PMA (Photo Marketing Association International) in a venture to promote a new concept for the Asia-Pacific photo imaging industry show to be held in Melbourne Australia, May 3-7, 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, the new show will become a major event in the international PMA [...]
Due to increased competition from Nikon with the popular Nikon D80 and the Nikon D40, Canon needs to release the Canon 30D successor soon. The rumors so far are that the Canon 30D successor will be the Canon 40D with the following specifications:
10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor (28.7 x 19.1mm)
2.5 inch widescreen (250,000 pixels)
Self-cleaning sensor [...]
According to Reuters, fewer shoppers reached for digital cameras as a gift during the holiday season, leading to the first-ever quarterly decline in U.S. shipments, according to an industry report issued on Thursday.
In a clear sign the U.S. market has matured, shipments of digital cameras fell 3 percent in the fourth quarter to 12.1 million [...]
Canon continues to power ahead in 2006. In their latest financial results for the 4th quarter 2006, total sales from cameras were over 1 trillion Yen with an operating profit from 25.8%. Although DSLR made up 12% of all cameras sold, it made up 35% of the value.
These are very impressive numbers by any standards, [...]
Will the Fujifilm S3 Pro successor be the S5 Pro rather than rumored S4 Pro? Information has started to circulate and it seems the number 4 is a bad omen in Asian cultures and so that number may have skipped a step and jumped to number 5.
According to the Fujifilm Cable release, it mentions [...]
With increasing competition Nikon continues to grow stronger and expand steadily in the digital SLR camera market. This is despite increasing sophisticated functionality and a downward trend in prices.
With the latest financial figures indicating a doubling of profit in the April to June quarter due to increase net sales and profit, it looks like Nikon [...]
Panasonic (otherwise known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co) says it would launch its first DSLR camera in July 2006. This will really spark competition as Sony will also be releasing their first DSLR called the Alpha around the same time. Both are aiming to chip away market share from the two dominant players, Nikon at [...]